Below is the nutritional requirements by the State of Ohio that Creative Learning must abide by for meals. We hope that this helps you when you are packing your child's lunch, so as to stay in specifications for the State. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask our Staff. Thank you!

Breakfast

1-2 years

3-5 years

6-12 years

Milk

1/2 cup

3/4 cup

1 cup

Vegetable or Fruit Juice

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

Bread or Bread Alternate

1/2 slice*

1/2 slice*

1 slice*

Including Cold, Dry Cereal

1/4 cup or 1/3 oz.

1/2 cup or 1/2 oz.

3/4 cup or 1 oz.

Or Hot Cereal

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

1-2 years

3-5 years

6-12 years

Lunch or Supper

Milk

1/2 cup

3/4 cup

1 cup

Meat, Poultry or Fish

1 oz.

1 1/2 oz.

2 oz.

Or Egg

1/2

3/4

1

Or Cheese

1 oz.

1 1/2 oz.

2 oz.

Or Cooked dry beans or peas

1/4 cup

3/8 cup

1/2 cup

Or Peanut Butter or Seed Butters***

2 tbsp

3 tbsp

4 tbsp

Vegetables and/or Fruit (2 total 2 or more)

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

3/4 cup

Bread or Bread Alternate

1/2 slice*

1/2 slice*

1/2 slice*

Peanuts

1/2 oz.

3/4 oz.

1 oz.

Soynuts, Tree Nuts or Seeds

(1/2 of meat serving requirement)

Yogurt, plain or flavored, Sweetened

2 oz.

2 oz.

4 oz.

or Unsweetened

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

1-2 years

3-5 years

6-12 years

Snack

Milk

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

1 cup

Juice or Fruit or Vegetable

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

3/4 cup

Meat or Meat Alternate*

1/2 oz.

1/2 oz.

1 oz.

Bread or Bread Alternate

1/2 slice*

1/2 slice*

1 slice

Including Cold, Dry Cereal

1/4 cup or 1/4 oz.

1/3 cup or 1/2 oz.

3/4 cup or 1 oz.

Or Hot Cereal

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

**Peanut Butter, Soy Butter or Other Nut/Seed Butters

1 tbsp

1 tbsp

1 tbsp

Or Peanuts, Soynuts, Tree Nuts or Seeds

1/2 oz.

1/2 oz.

1 oz.

Yogurt, Plain or Flavored, Sweetened

2 oz.

2 oz.

4 oz.

Or Unsweetened

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

*or an equivalent serving of bread alternate such as a roll, biscuit, muffin, cooked enriched or whole grain rice, macaroni, noodles or other pasta products